Tuesday, April 7, 2015

CMWC 2015 - Group Ride - Day 2

By the time I got up and the tent
pulled down our lovely hostess had breakfast ready. Bacon and eggs.
Cereal. Toast. Juice. Thank you, Sara.

I got connected to the fast group in
the morning again. We took a great bike path along the ocean. It was
beautiful. Green bluffs over a blue sea crashing on white sandy
beaches.

Then I got disconnected from that group
and went off with “Pub Squad”. We stopped at a pub before 11:00
AM for a beer. (I am on Holiday, so it is okay.) It was also the
birthday for one of the Sydney messengers. Happy Birthday Waffles!

The rest of the day was a lot of
rolling hills. Long climbs and lots of steep descents. Those would
have been better if they didn't have a tendency for the shoulder to disappear at the worst times. Much of the traffic around here buzzes
by within inches even when you are on the shoulder. But we made it
through without much problem.

By the end of the day we were climbing
through some amazing country. Being able to look out and see how
amazing everything was around me really helped take my mind off the
miles and miles of cranking up hill. By the time we got to the end, I
was smashing it again.

We stopped in at some friends of the
Sydney couriers. Jamie runs a company called Skin Grows Back. They make cool bags and accessories, and are also big in supporting the messenger scene. I don't know if they really knew what they were in
for though. Having about 70 dirty cyclists coming to eat all the food (twice), run them out of hot water, and sleep in every flat space in their house and yard. But it didn't seem to phase them. They were the
perfect hosts. Thank you Kat and Jamie.

They even told us how to get down the
saltwater lake nearby to go for a dip. Swimming felt so good after a
long day on the road.